Two days later, Xiao Yan and his group of five set off again from Burning Flame Valley, heading back to the Western Region.
Compared to before, although the number of people in this team has decreased and even with the addition of Li Bingrui, its overall strength is much stronger than before. Especially with Xiao Yan's current strength as the Source Emperor, he is a powerful existence who can do whatever he wants in the entire Southern Region.
Heading north, the group didn't return to the Liu Clan but headed straight for the Ancient Wilderness City. However, when they passed through Liu Cang City, a scene in the city made Xiao Yan and his group stop. Their eyes fell on the figures in the city with great interest. Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile. Although the Southern Region was vast, fate was so coincidental. He never expected to run into acquaintances here today.
"Let's go down and see some old friends."
She exchanged a glance with Xiao Yi Xian and the others beside her, who also smiled wryly, and then slowly lowered themselves down.
At this moment, inside the Liu Clan mansion in Liu Cang City, a group of people were huddled together, staring at the person in front of them with fear. The old man at the head of the group was none other than Liu Ya, the patriarch of the Liu Clan in Liu Cang City.
This old man also possessed the cultivation of the Middle Origin Return Realm. Such strength was considered extremely formidable in the southwestern border region. However, Liu Ya now looked rather disheveled. His robes were torn to shreds, wounds covered his entire body, he was leaning on a cane, his chin was stained with blood, his hair was disheveled, his old face was deathly pale, and his deep-set old eyes were filled with resentment and anger. He never imagined that his Liu Clan would have such a day.
At this moment, standing opposite him was a middle-aged man. The latter was dressed in a magnificent brocade robe, and his aura was particularly powerful. His cultivation had clearly reached the Origin King realm. If such strength were placed in the southwestern border region, he would indeed have few rivals!
"Hmph... Fu Yulong, don't be so arrogant! If you dare to destroy my Liu Clan today, the day after tomorrow will be Fu Yulong death!"
Liu Ya clenched his teeth, the words practically bursting out from between them, his gaze towards the middle-aged man opposite him filled with a hatred that seemed to want to tear him to pieces.
This middle-aged man was none other than Fu Yulong, the Palace Master of the Sea Cloud Palace. After not seeing him for several years, this guy had actually broken through to the Origin King. No wonder he had come to the Liu Clan again. After all, Liu Ya was getting old and his cultivation was difficult to improve, so this guy wanted to take the opportunity to swallow him up in one fell swoop.
"Hahaha, who are you talking about? Is it Burning Flame Valley? Hahaha, what a fool! How could Burning Flame Valley possibly bother a Origin King expert like me for the sake of a small family that hasn't even officially joined yet!"
Upon hearing Liu Ya's words, Fu Yulong immediately sneered. Now that his cultivation had broken through to the Origin King realm, no one in the southwestern border region could rival him. As long as he didn't anger the Burning Flame Valley, provoke Xiao Yan, or provoke the Liu Clan of Qingyang City, he could do whatever he wanted in the southwestern border region. Even if he killed Liu Ya and wiped out the entire Liu Clan, who would know? And who would bother a Origin King expert for the sake of a family that had already been destroyed?
"Hmph... It's not Burning Flame Valley... nor is it Xiao Yan, but it's definitely someone you can't afford to offend!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ya sneered and slowly shook his head. In this Southern Region, besides the Burning Flame Valley, there was another behemoth, but very few people knew about it. Unfortunately, his Liu Clan had some connection with that behemoth...
Hearing this, Xiao Yan, who was still in mid-air and had not yet landed, was slightly taken aback. Based on his current understanding of the Southern Region, aside from the Burning Flame Valley in the Far Southern Land, there was only the area within the Fire Maple Forest...
"Hiss... So it's Blood Flame Bird."
Upon hearing Liu Ya's words, Xiao Yan immediately thought of the Blood Flame Bird clan. Zhu Hao's son had stayed in the Liu Clan for a long time, and he had heard that the Liu Clan seemed to have had some dealings with the Blood Flame Bird. Now that he thought about it, he realized that Liu Ya's words meant exactly what was going on.
Of course, Fu Yulong didn't believe the old man's words at all. After scoffing, he spun his hand, and the surging Origin Qi in his palm instantly condensed. In a flash, he appeared in front of Liu Ya, with a sinister smile on his face, and slammed his palm down hard on the latter's chest.
"Whether it's true or not, as long as your entire Liu Clan is wiped out today, and the evidence is destroyed, who can trace it back to me?! So, die!"
The moment the wicked laughter subsided, Fu Yulong's hand was about to strike Liu Ya's chest. The latter, weakened and powerless, could only watch helplessly as the hand descended. The next instant...
"Buzz!"
The powerful palm strike, just inches from Liu Ya's body, was easily locked in place by a strong hand. Before Fu Yulong could even turn around and see the attacker, his entire forward-strike arm twisted instantly. A sound of bones breaking rang out, and then the hand landed lightly on his chest. With a slight tremor in the palm, a surge of power erupted, and Fu Yulong's body was sent flying like a broken sack before crashing heavily to the ground. His life force immediately plummeted.
When Fu Yulong looked up, he saw a familiar figure standing beside Liu Ya, dressed in a black robe. When Xiao Yan's face came into view, his heart almost shattered.
He never expected that the person he least wanted to provoke would suddenly appear in front of him. Moreover, judging from Xiao Yan's palm strike just now, if the latter hadn't held back, he would probably be a dead man by now!
"How... how could this be..."
"How could it be me, really?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled faintly, ignoring the terrified Fu Yulong, and instead turned his gaze to Liu Ya, who stood to the side in a daze. He casually took out a pill from his Storage Ring, handed it to the latter, and chuckled softly:
"The enormous force the old man mentioned earlier must be the Blood Flame Bird clan, right?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ya instantly snapped out of his daze, staring at Xiao Yan with a look of surprise and disbelief. He was astonished that the latter knew about the Blood Flame Bird Clan. However, after some thought, he could only nod helplessly. Seeing this, Xiao Yan smiled and didn't dwell on the matter, instead turning to look at Fu Yulong.